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登山 (dēng shān) — to climb a mountain; to go mountaineering (as a sport or activity)

Definition

A separable verb (离合词) meaning to climb mountains, usually as a sport or serious activity. The object 山 can split from 登 with 了, 过, or a number, as in 登过两次山.

verb
to climb a mountainto go mountaineering (as a sport or activity)

Examples

  • 登山。
    Wǒ měi zhōu dōu qù dēng shān.
    I go mountain climbing every week.
  • ，。
    Tā dēng guò liǎng cì shān, yí cì zài dōng tiān.
    He has climbed mountains twice, once in winter.
  • 登山。
    dēng shān Xū yào hěn hǎo de tǐ lì.
    Mountain climbing requires good physical strength.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

登dēngclimb
山shānmountain

登 (climb) + 山 (mountain) means to climb mountains.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 癶癶bōleft and right feet
  • 豆豆dòupictogrammic of raised object; stepping stone

登 pairs 癶, left and right feet, with 豆, a raised object or stepping stone; its older form also showed two hands at the bottom, which later dropped.

Open 登 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

山 shows three mountain peaks side by side.

Open 山 →
Appears in
Outdoor Recreation

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